Judge, 1905-08-26 · page 12 of 16
Judge — August 26, 1905 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and editorial notes**, with one notable cartoon titled **"Sizing Up the Situation."** The cartoon depicts a crowded streetcar or train where a small boy ("Little Mickey") suggests to his mother that if the "fat gent" would stand up, everyone could sit down. The humor is straightforward sarcasm: the boy's "solution" would actually make the crowding worse, not better—it's absurd logic played for laughs. The cartoon likely reflects **turn-of-the-century urban life** and the everyday frustrations of public transportation in crowded cities, poking fun at both the boy's innocent illogic and the general discomfort of shared public spaces. The rest of the page consists of whiskey and auto advertisements, editorial snippets (including one humorous piece about a "circulating library" destroyed by cyclones), and notices about Leslie's Weekly's upcoming content on the **Russo-Japanese Peace Conference at Portsmouth**—a major 1905 news event.
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